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The solitary and largely self-contained Augustin (Jean-Chretien Sibertin Blanc), on obscure young actor of bit-parts and advertisements, has but one ambition - to play the lead role in a Kung Fu epic. But hours of Kung Fu practice alone in his room are not enough. Augustin knows he must pack up and start a new life in China... or at least that part of China within bicycling distance: Chinatown in south-east Paris. There he meets Ling (Maggie Cheung), a young Chinese woman who practices ocupuncture, and little by little, Ling's needles awaken emotions in Augustin that his virginal body had never dreamed of. Where will this lead him? To Kung Fu stardom, maybe not, but to another destiny, a quirky but logical continuation of the same dream.
general audience, movie lovers
woman director
France
asBoutinot
asAugustin
asMadame Haton
asLing
as[archive footage]
asRené
asThe movie director
asChantal
asFanny Ardant
asAndré Dussollier
asBallet soloist
asKung-fu master in the dream
asMonsieur Li
asThe hotel receptionnist
asAir China crew
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